SEAL Team 6 member killed in doctor rescue

DoD identifies him as Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque

Dec. 10, 2012 - 11:07AM
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Last Updated: Dec. 10, 2012 - 11:07AM |

Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Nicolas D. Checque is seen in an undated family photo. Checque, 28, was killed near Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec. 8, while rescuing Dr. Dilip Joseph, an adviser for Morning Star Development who was abducted last week. (Family photo via Navy)

Pentagon officials had previously said a SEAL was killed rescuing Dr. Dilip Joseph, an adviser for Morning Star Development who was abducted last week. He was rescued after intelligence showed he was in imminent danger of injury or possible death.

Joseph was rescued by SEAL Team 6, the same unit that killed Osama bin Laden last year. It was not immediately clear if Checque was present for the raid on bin Laden.